package python-persistent (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/persistent/mapping.py', which is also in package python-zodb 1:3.10.5-0ubuntu3

[mirupafshim]

This happened after aborting ubuntu upgrade prematurely.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: python-persistent (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-93.140-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-93-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Aug 22 07:19:19 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:python-persistent:(not installed)
 Unpacking python-persistent (4.1.1-1build2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python-persistent_4.1.1-1build2_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/persistent/mapping.py', which is also in package python-zodb 1:3.10.5-0ubuntu3
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/persistent/mapping.py', which is also in package python-zodb 1:3.10.5-0ubuntu3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-11 (1502 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: python-persistent
Title: package python-persistent (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/persistent/mapping.py', which is also in package python-zodb 1:3.10.5-0ubuntu3
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-21 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Marius Gedminas (mgedmin)]

Got this too, while running 'apt dist-upgrade -f' after a broken half-completed 14.04 -> 16.04 upgrade.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life on April 29, 2021.

Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported when using a currently supported version of Ubuntu? Please let us know if you do otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for python-persistent (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

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